NHER 32622 (Monument record) - World War Two Home Guard shelter

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Summary

A World War Two Home Guard shelter, now used as a donkey stable.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG23SE
Civil Parish NORTH WALSHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Common World War Two Home Guard Shelter situated in corner of meadow on south side of River Ant.
Survey No. H1-1.
Information from [1]. See record form in file.
D.Walker (NLA), August 1996.

February 2006
The location of this shelter has been corrected from TG 300 305 to TG 2988 3048. Still extant February 2006 as standard Home Guard shelter but unusually buried in side of large earth mound acting as camouflage. Was earth obtained from adjacent pond which is of 20th century origin? Now in use as a donkey stable.
E. Rose (NLA), 22 February 2006

  • --- Website: Aldred, M. 2024-. Extended Defence of Britain Online. https://edob.mattaldred.com/. 8 January 2025. EDOBID: e00423 [Accessed 31-Dec-2024].
  • --- Website: Council for British Archaeology. 2002-2006. Defence of Britain database. http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm. 31 December 2024. DOB site reference: S0005636.
  • <S1> Secondary File: Secondary File.

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Record last edited

Dec 31 2024 12:05PM

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